Top Vatican Official for Family Life Rebukes U.S. Bishops

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Pope Francis’ top official for marriage and family issues criticized his U.S. colleagues this week for their... Read More

How USCCB Leadership Candidates Have Approached LGBT Issues

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UPDATE:  The election results are in:  Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Houston-Galveston was elected president and... Read More

Much Ado About “None” Things: When Young People Leave a Church of Exclusion

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Many of our readers in the United States may today be wishing they could vote... Read More

On My Dismissal from Lectoring at Daylesford Abbey

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Today’s post is by William di Canzio, a playwright  who has taught at Smith College,... Read More

How New Cardinals Appointed by Pope Francis Might Impact LGBT Catholics

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By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, October 10, 2016 Pope Francis named seventeen new cardinals... Read More

Pope Francis’ “Amoris Laetitia” is Authoritative Doctrine, Writes Theologian

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Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family released in... Read More

Are Debates over Pope Francis’ “The Joy of Love” a Healthy or Harmful Sign?

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Three months after its release, how to interpret and implement Amoris Laetitia remains one of the most contested... Read More

Catholics React Swiftly and Strongly to Archbishop’s Restrictive Guidelines

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Pastoral guidelines excluding LGBT people from church ministries and encouraging same-gender couples and others to refrain... Read More

Cardinal Schönborn: “Amoris Laetitia” Evolves Catholic Doctrine on Family Life

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A top cardinal who was closely connected to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris... Read More